Service Category
Column definition from FOCUS v1.4. Read its requirements and implementation guidance before mapping provider data.
- Source
- FOCUS MCP snapshot
- Edition
- v1.4
- Column ID
ServiceCategory- Mode
- Read-only
- Library snapshot (UTC)
- 2026-10-08
Constraints
Description
The Service Category is the highest-level classification of a service based on the core function of the service. Each service should have one and only one category that best aligns with its primary purpose. The Service Category is commonly used for scenarios like analyzing costs across service providers and tracking the migration of workloads across fundamentally different architectures.
Requirements
ServiceCategory MUST adhere to the following requirements:
- ServiceCategory MUST be of type String.
- ServiceCategory MUST NOT be null.
- ServiceCategory MUST be one of the allowed values.